List_of_footballers_in_Scotland_by_number_of_league_goals

List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals

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More than 30 players have scored at least 200 domestic league goals in Scottish league football. This includes the appearances and goals of former players, in domestic league competitions only, specifically the Scottish Premier League (1998–2013), Scottish Football League (1890–2013) and Scottish Professional Football League (2013–present).

Due to the close connections between English and Scottish football, several players have played for clubs in Scotland and in the English Football League and/or Premier League and amassed over 200 goals across the two systems, including David McLean (over 160 goals in both), Joe Baker (over 140 in both), Neil Martin (over 110 in both) and Kenny Dalglish (over 110 in both).

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[1] Number of League goals only.

[2] Number of League games only.

[3] Number of League seasons only.

[4] Number of different League clubs only; two spells with the same club should only be counted once.

[oneleague-7] As of 2021, among 39 players to have scored over 300 goals in one national league.^[2]

[9] Also scored 77 English Football League goals in 117 matches.

[10] Also scored 8 goals in 56 EFL matches.

[13] Also scored 20 goals in 45 North American Soccer League matches.

[15] Also scored 5 EFL goals in 27 matches.

[mwell-18] Motherwell

[19] Hamilton Academical

[21] Also scored 18+ EFL goals in 48+ matches.

[23] Also scored 4 EFL goals in 39 matches

[25] Also scored goals in unofficial wartime competitions.

[27] Also scored 1 EFL goal in 15 matches

[28] Also scored 12 EFL goals in 54 matches.

[31] Also scored at least 2 EFL goals in an uncertain number of matches.

[32] Also played in 12 EFL matches without scoring.

[34] Also scored 12 EFL goals in 37 matches and 7 Major League Soccer goals in 26 matches.

[37] Also scored 11 EFL goals in 29 matches.

[39] Also scored 9 EFL goals in 25 matches.

[41] Also scored 16 EFL goals in 71 matches.

[45] Also scored 1 EFL goal in 12 matches.

[47] Also had spell in Tippeligaen (Norway), statistics uncertain.

[49] Queen of the South

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Scotland – All-Time Topscorers, RSSSF

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"New one league world goal scorer record for Lionel Messi". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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Rangers player McPhail, Bob, FitbaStats

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Ally McCoist, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

[litsterprewar-12] [5]
[A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012

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Gordon Wallace, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

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Celtic player McColl, James, FitbaStats

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Hibernian player McColl, Jimmy, FitbaStats

[20] [9]
Wilson, David Archived 23 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Hamilton Academical Memory Bank, 24 February 2011

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Willie McFadyen, MotherWELLnet

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Willie Wallace, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

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Rangers player Smith, Jimmy, FitbaStats

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Owen Coyle, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

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Ken Eadie, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

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John Robertson, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

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Keith Wright, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

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John Brogan, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

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Joe McBride, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

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Joe Harper, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

[43] [21]
Jimmy Wardhaugh, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

[44] [22]
Colin McGlashan, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

[46] [23]
Tommy Coyne, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

[48] [24]
Willie Irvine, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

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Queen of the South 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

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Player	Nationality	Goals^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Games^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Position	Seasons^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Clubs^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Notes
Jimmy McGrory	Scotland	408	408	FW	16	2	^[1]^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Bob McPhail	Scotland	305	468	FW	17	2	^[3]^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Hughie Ferguson	Scotland	286	305	FW	10	2	^{[lower-alpha 6]}^[1]
Ally McCoist	Scotland	282	528	FW	18	3	^{[lower-alpha 7]}^[4]
Willie Reid	Scotland	270	367	FW	19	5	^[1]^[5]
Gordon Wallace	Scotland	264	487	FW	17	4	^{[lower-alpha 8]}^[6]
Jimmy McColl	Scotland	263	455+	FW	18	5	^{[lower-alpha 9]}^[1]^[7]^[8]
Bob Ferrier	England	255	626	MF	20	1^{[lower-alpha 10]}	^[1]
David Wilson	England	255	329	FW	11	1^{[lower-alpha 11]}	^[1]^[9]
Willie MacFadyen	Scotland	256	410	FW	17	3	^{[lower-alpha 12]}^[1]^[10]^[5]
Willie Wallace	Scotland	247	505	FW	17	5	.^{[lower-alpha 13]}^[11]
Jimmy Smith	Scotland	241	249	FW	19	2	^{[lower-alpha 14]}^[12]^[5]
Andy Cunningham	Scotland	236	534	FW	21	2	.^{[lower-alpha 15]}^[1]
Owen Coyle	Republic of Ireland	236	612	FW	20	10	^{[lower-alpha 16]}^[13]
Jimmy Fleming	Scotland	235	339	FW	14	3	^[1]^[5]
Ken Eadie	Scotland	230	510	FW	20	6	^[14]
David McCrae	Scotland	229	333	FW	12	3	^{[lower-alpha 17]}^[1]^[5]
John Robertson	Scotland	229	558	FW	18	3	^{[lower-alpha 18]}^[15]
Kris Boyd	Scotland	225	478	FW	16	2	^{[lower-alpha 19]}^[16]
Keith Wright	Scotland	222	637	FW	20	6	^[17]
Robert Hamilton	Scotland	221	325	FW	15	4	^{[lower-alpha 20]}^[1]^[5]
John Brogan	Scotland	221	549	FW	21	6	^[18]
Phil Weir	Scotland	218	404	FW	14	2	^[1]^[5]
Joe McBride	Scotland	217	358	FW	14	7	^{[lower-alpha 21]}^[19]
Joe Harper	Scotland	216	361	FW	17	3	^{[lower-alpha 22]}^[20]
Jimmy Wardhaugh	Scotland	210	315	FW	15	2	^[1]^[21]
Colin McGlashan	Scotland	210	609	FW	20	9	^[22]
Patsy Gallacher	Ireland	207	562	FW	21	2	^[1]
Tommy Coyne	Republic of Ireland	204	522	FW	20	7	^{[lower-alpha 23]}^[23]
Willie Irvine	Scotland	201	571	FW	19	9	^{[lower-alpha 24]}^[24]
Jim Patterson	Scotland	200	361	FW	14	1^{[lower-alpha 25]}	^[25]

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List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals

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